Emmy award-winning journalist and CBS Sports Senior NFL Insider Josina Anderson interviews Global High Fashion Hairstylist, Jawara, who's on speed dial for all the iconic runway shows around the world, and who boasts clients such as, Beyonce, Rihanna, IMAN, Erykah Badu, Bella Hadid, Tracee Ellis Ross, Naomi Campbell, Mary J Blige, Meg the Stallion, Solange and more. Jawara is also Editor at Large for ID Magazine and Global Ambassador for Dyson hair tools.
Jawara fresh off the runway debut of the ‘Fear of God’ show from designer Jerry Lorenzo, that featured NFL wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins and running back Alvin Kamara, is usually on a plane to Milan, Paris, Africa, the Maldives or wherever -creating a new whimsical and sculptural look that graces all the covers of major magazines—from Vogue, to Bazaar to Vanity Fair.
We talk about his journey from Jamaica, to being one of the most sought after artists in the world and the impact he has had on the inequalities in haircare treatment and diversity in the industry, to my traumatic hair loss from alopecia, to his anointing from the incomparable Vogue UK Editor-in-Chief Edward Enninful...
And of course the upcoming Met Gala, and all the secrecy behind it...